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Dante Martin, who prosecutors called the “ringleader” of the Florida A&M band hazing that ultimately caused the death of Robert Champion in 2011, was sentenced on Friday (Jan. 9) to six-and-a-half years in prison.
Remember when rappers threw jabs at each other in rhyme? In 2015 that’s mostly done via tweets, and recently Lupe Fiasco and Azealia Banks got into social media fisticuffs while Kid Cudi also got involved in some keyboard sparring with the Chicago MC.
Amid jarring accusations of sexual assault by over two dozen women, Bill Cosby saw his stand-up comedy show in Hamilton, Ontario Friday night (January 9) become ground zero for protest.
Yeezy season is more than approaching, it appears to be inching towards the goal line. According to Revolt TV, Kanye West stopped by Def Jam Records to play the label some new music.
From wedding bells to jail cells, Xzibit earned himself a DUI charge after he and new wife Krista Joiner tied the knot back in November. Here’s the latest update.
The Struggle Awards 2014 continue and this time the topic at hand is Social Media Struggle. Who knew so much f*ckery could commence after hitting “send”? Chris Brown, Cee Lo and 50 Cent and more never seem to learn. Let Charlamagne explain.
George Zimmerman was once again arrested for domestic violence charges in Florida. The man acquitted of Trayvon Martin’s murder got pinched for aggravated assault and domestic violence with a weaponon Friday (Jan. 9) night.
Rap fans hoped Meek Mill would hit the ground running with new material after he was released from prison back in December. Though that didn’t happen, the Dreamchasers founder returned last night (January 9) with a pair of records.
Once again, yours truly closes out your Friday night with music to groove to via The Wrap Up: Hip-Hop Wired’s Top 10 Songs Of The Week.
Azealia Banks joined the Twitter discussion regarding Kendrick Lamar’s Billboard cover story — particularly statements he made regarding Black people.
The 50 Cent-produced drama series Power turned out to be a hit for Starz in 2014. Season two kicks off this summer and here are some exclusive pics.
After DJ Mustard spoke his peace with MTV, his parter YG sat with Hot 97 a day later (January 8) to discuss what happened following their infamous Instagram beef.